Facing death sentence on grounds of her religion

Monday, January 27, 2014

A gross insult to the Tibetan people

“Intercontinental’s hotel in military-occupied Tibet is serving China’s repressive regime and human rights abuses against Tibetans. More than 120 of my fellow Tibetans have self-immolated calling for an end to the Chinese rule. The ‘Lhasa Paradise’ will serve Chinese business and political interests only and is a gross insult to the Tibetan people.”

January 27, 1945

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Claudio Abbado (26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014)

Was an Italian conductor. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonicorchestra.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

WW I

Friday, January 10, 2014

Right now, there is almost no news coverage and no pressure on legislators to do the right thing. When our call is 1 million strong, we’ll place ads in the newspapers that MPs read and stand with Moroccan activists outside of Parliament with a sea of pink balloons representing the massive global response. Let’s honour Amina's memory by ensuring her tragedy is never repeated.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Stop the Monsanto frankenseed factory

Monsanto's extending its power over the globe, with a massive new frankenseed factory in Argentina. Sofía Gatica and local neighbours have spoken out, and she has received death threats and a brutal beating. The threat is urgent -- let's stand with them and stop the plant.

Monsanto manufactures the genetically modified seeds that, when combined with toxic pesticides, create the devastating 'monocultures' -- where nothing grows but a single plant -- that increasingly cover our planet. Now they plan to build one of the world's largest GM seed factories in Malvinas.

Volgograd rocked by suicide bombing

Russian media reports, quoting law-enforcement sources, said that the
explosion happened after a police officer tried to stop a suspicious
young woman near security gates installed to prevent guns and explosives
being taken inside the station. Security officials expressed hope that
the bomber would be soon identified.

Soldiers found an unexploded
grenade at the scene, Vladimir Markin, an investigative committee
spokesman, told the news agency RIA. He said the metal frames installed
at the entrances of all Russian railway stations and airports – a
security measure often ridiculed in the Russian media – had prevented
more casualties. A train from Moscow was due to arrive half an hour
after the explosion took place.

Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, is
a railway hub on the route connecting European Russia with central
Asia. It acts as a gateway to the Caucasus, and is 600 miles from Sochi,
the Black Sea city where the Olympics are scheduled to start on 7
February. Russian authorities have insisted there will be no security
threats to the event, despite the city lying just west of the restive
North Caucasus region. In July Doku Umarov, leader of the remaining
Chechen jihadist groups, warned that militants would try sabotage the Games.

VW Camper

The last ever Volkswagen "Type 2" - more commonly known as the VW Camper, kombi or bus - rolls off the production line on December 31.It is being retired after 64 years in continuous production because it cannot be adapted to meet modern safety regulations.